#ElonMusk said he wanted #Grok to be unfiltered & “answer spicy questions that are rejected by most other #AI systems.”

The secretaries of state, who are the chief #elections officers in their states, are objecting not to Grok’s tone but its factual inaccuracies & the sluggishness [unwillingness] of the company’s move to correct bad information.

#disinformation#InternetManipulation#Security#SocialMedia#Moderation #regulation #law#ElectionInterference#FarRight

Secretaries of state are grappling w/an onslaught of #AI-driven election #misinformation, incl’g #deepfakes, ahead of the #2024election. Simon testified on the subject before the Senate Rules & Administration Cmte last yr.
Many of them are also still beating back the ramifications of widespread [by #Trump, #MAGA#Republicans &#ElonMusk] false #ConspiracyTheories that plagued the last presidential election.

#disinformation#FarRight #propaganda#SocialMedia#Moderation #law#ElectionInterference

…“It’s important that #SocialMedia companies, especially those w/ #global reach, correct mistakes of their own making — as in the case of the #Grok#AI #chatbot simply getting the rules wrong,” Simon added. “Speaking out now will hopefully reduce the risk that any social media company will decline or delay correction of its own mistakes between now & the November #election.”

#ElonMusk#ElectionInterference #law#X #disinformation #misinformation#FarRight #propaganda#Online#Moderation

#Grok is available only to #X Premium & Premium+ subscribers, but the #disinformation about #ballot deadlines was “shared repeatedly in multiple posts — reaching millions of people,” the letter read. Grok repeated #misinformation for more than a week until it was corrected on July 31.
Simon expressed disappointment in the way X initially responded. He said the response was “the equivalent of a shoulder shrug. Dismissive & detached.”

#ElonMusk#ElectionInterference #law#SocialMedia#Moderation

The letter, spearheaded by #Minnesota#SecretaryOfState Steve Simon & signed by his counterparts Al Schmidt of #Pennsylvania, Steve Hobbs of #Washington, Jocelyn Benson of #Michigan & Maggie Toulouse Oliver of #NewMexico, urges #Musk to “immediately implement changes to #X’s #AI#SearchAssistant, #Grok, to ensure #voters have accurate #information in this critical #election year.”

#disinformation#InternetManipulation#Security#SocialMedia#Moderation #regulation #law#ElectionInterference

5 #SecretariesOfState plan to send an open letter to #ElonMusk on Mon, urging him to “immediately implement changes” to #X’s #AI #chatbot#Grok, after it shared w/millions of users #misinformation suggesting that #KamalaHarris was not eligible to appear on the #ballot for the 2024 presidential #election in multiple states.
#disinformation#InternetManipulation#Security#SocialMedia#Online#Moderation#FarRight
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/04/secretaries-state-urge-musk-fix-ai-chatbot-spreading-false-election-info/

Decentralization gives people the freedom to create their own forms of governance, rules and communities. @samlai.bsky.social and @jaz talk fediverse trust and safety hopes and fears on the latest episode of Dot Social:

https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/samantha-lai-and-jaz-michael-king/

Catch up on past episodes of the podcast in @mike's Storyboard collection:

https://flipboard.com/@mike/dot-social-the-future-of-the-social-web-3r0pl8ge5dju9965

#Fediverse#TrustAndSafety#Moderation#Community#OpenSocialWeb#Decentralized#SocialMedia#Mastodon#DotSocial

As we approach the U.S. election, misinformation and abuse are on the rise and more people are fleeing X in search of something safer and more trustworthy. This is an incredible opportunity for the #fediverse but only if we are able to maintain and expand the effectiveness of our #moderation as we scale.

In this latest episode of Dot Social I go deep with two well known trust and safety experts who are advancing decentralized moderation for the fediverse: @samlai.bsky.social and @jaz. We discuss strengths and weaknesses today as well as what the future could hold.

Check out the conversation on our PeerTube instance or wherever you get your podcasts.

https://flipboard.video/w/tqZTbSmU8vhSo37Lbtg8zS

Heading to #TrustCon 2024 in #SanFrancisco - anyone from #TrustAndSafety or #moderation attending next week?

On Newsmast, we work hard to keep our communities SFW.

By applying strict global filters alongside community specific, we stop inappropriate content making its way onto our timelines before it can even reach the app.

You can moderate your personal experience by muting or blocking accounts where you see fit - or report anything more serious that's slipped through to our moderators.

#fediverse #mastodon #moderation